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PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. Complete the sentences. Put in the present continuous or simple of the verbs.
► I'm writing (I / write) to my parents. I write (I / write) to them every weekend.
1. (It / snow) outside. (It / come) down quite hard, look.
2. I haven't got a car at the moment, so (I / go) to work on the bus this week. Usually (I / drive) to work.
3. The sun (rise) in the east, remember. It's behind us, so (we / travel) west.
4. I'm afraid I have no time to help just now. (I / write) a report at the moment. But (I / promise) I'll give you some help later.
5. (I / want) a new car, (I / save) up to buy one.
2. Complete the conversation. Choose the correct form of the verb.
Emma: Hi, Matthew. What (1) do you look/are you looking at?
Matthew: Oh, hi. These are photos of me when I was a child.
Emma: Oh, look at this one. (2) I think/I'm thinking you look lovely.
Matthew: (3) I have/I'm having some more photos here.
Emma: Look at this. Why such a big coat?
Matthew: It was my brother's. That's why (4) it didn't fit/it wasn't fitting properly.
Emma: Oh, (5) I see/I'm seeing. And (6) you have/you're having your tea here. And in this one (7) you think/you're thinking
about something very serious.
Matthew: This is a photo of the village (8) I come/I'm coming from.
Emma: Oh, that's nice.
Matthew: And I caught this fish, look. (9) It weighed/It was weighing about half a kilo.
Emma: What a nice little boy!
3. Each of these sentences has a mistake in it. Write the correct sentence.
► The children is doing their homework now. The children are doing their homework now.
1. The girls are play tennis at the moment.
2. Both my brothers likes sport.
3. Anna wearing her new coat today.
4. What color you like best?
5. My suitcase is weighing 10 kilos.
6. Robert catch the same bus every day.
7. What is this word mean?
PRESENT PERFECT / PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
1. Look at these conversations and put in the correct form of the verb. Use the present perfect continuous or simple.
1. David: Someone (leave) the ladder outside, look.
Harriet: I expect that's Mike. (He / clean) the windows. I don't think (he/ finish) yet.
2. Laura: You've got mud on your shoes.
Trevor: It's all right. I'll take them off. (I / work) in the garden.
Laura: Yes, it looks a lot tidier. Well done (you / do) a good job.
3. Tom:(I / hear) that you and Harriet are building a garage. How long (you / do) that?
Mike: Oh, for about a month now. (We / do) about half of it.
2. What would you ask in these situations? Use the present perfect continuous or simple.
► Your friend is wearing glasses. You've never seen him with glasses on before. Ask him how long. How long have you
been wearing glasses?
► Nick is playing computer games. Ask him how many. How many computer games have you played?
1. You meet a group of people walking across country. Ask them how many.
2. Some workmen are digging up the road outside Sarah's house. Ask her how long.
3. Laura is taking lots of photos of you and your friends. Ask her how many.
4. You have just woken up from an afternoon sleep and seen that it is raining. Ask your friend how long.
3. Read the situations and write two sentences using the words in brackets.
►Tom started reading a book two hours ago. He is still reading it and now he is on page 53.
(read / for two hours) He has been reading for two hours.
(read / 53 pages so far) He has read 53 pages so far.
1. Linda is from Australia. She began her tour round Europe three months ago.
(travel / for three months) She ___________________________________.
(visit / six countries so far)
2. Jimmy is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was ten years old. This year he is national champion again-for
the fourth time.
(win / the national championship four times) He ____________________.
(play / tennis since he was ten)
3. When they left college, Mary and Sue started making films together.
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